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The Daily AdvertiserTennis royalty to visit UL in the fallThe Daily AdvertiserJimmy Connors, a UCLA All-American in 1971 before turning pro, led the 1970s surge of interest in the game with titles at Wimbledon, the U.S. and Australian Opens. There are numerous others on the Bruins' list of stars, who helped the school claim 16 ...

Telegraph.co.ukChris Evert amazed by the modern tennis worldTelegraph.co.ukWhich was an ironic judgment, considering that Evert was only fulfilling the expectations of her father Jimmy, the tennis pro at the local courts in Fort Lauderdale. “My dad saw me getting angry one time in a match, he told me, 'Chrissie, don't let ...and more »

St. Cloud TimesDeLand column: Laettner doesn't even make my Top 5St. Cloud Times1: Jimmy Connors. Connors played tennis with a rage that seemed an oxymoron in what is generally considered a refined, country-club sport. Frequently, he couldn't control that anger any better in interviews. Including this one. It was in 1979, and ...and more »

The owner every NFL team really deservesSB NationST. LOUIS: The Rams need someone who 1) has a deep personal connection to St. Louis, 2) understands what it takes to be a champion athlete, and 3) already moved from Missouri to California to further his career. Tennis legend Jimmy Connors fits all ...and more »

Why Guillermo Vilas still tops Rafael Nadal on clay - and may finally become ...OregonLive.comJimmy Connors is officially the World No. 1 for 1977, even though he failed to win any of the four major tournaments that year. Argentina's Vilas won two of the majors -- including a thrilling victory over Connors in the U.S. Open final. Spectators ...and more »

By Pritha Sarkar March 24 (Reuters) - Rather than turning into a green-eyed monster following the Olympic success of his training partner, Yuzuru Hanyu, Javier Fernandez cannot wait to see how he measures up against a man he calls his skating 'wife'. The two Brian Orser graduates will be gunning for gold at the figure skating world championships in Shanghai this week. "With Yuzu, we are ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - More than 20 years after Jimmy Connors left the tennis tour, he's finally announcing his retirement. Ahead of a reunion exhibition match against Aaron Krickstein on Tuesday, the 62-year-old Connors said the match would be his last in public because health issues make it difficult ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - All the big names from Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe to Pete Sampras, Michael Chang and Andy Roddick are on the list of past champions. Now Kei Nishikori of Japan stands alone as Memphis' first three-peat champ. Nishikori became the first man to win ...

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal picked up the latest career titles in their historic careers. Federer now holds 84 titles, good for third place in the Open era behind Ivan Lendl (94) and Jimmy Connors (109). Will he make it to 100 titles? Can he track down Connors? Nadal stepped past legends Bjorn Borg and Pete Sampras with his 65th title, good for fifth on the career titles list with John ...

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Roger Federer, 33, is the current player with most matches won with 1,012, while five-time US Open champion Jimmy Connors, who retired in 1996, has the most career wins of all-time with 1,253. Rafael Nadal has won 721 matches while Novak Djokovic ...

Agassi, famed for his late-career fitness and focus, is the only player to score five. Jimmy Connors won three. Pete Sampras managed two. Federer also has won two. And none of them ever faced the consistent injury issues that have plagued Nadal.

No. 1: Jimmy Connors Connors played tennis with a rage that seemed an oxymoron in what is generally considered a refined, country-club sport. Frequently, he couldn’t control that anger any better in interviews. Including this one. It was in 1979, ...

Glen Ridge is lucky to have Coach Crouse as our head coach." Crouse recalls growing up and attending the U.S. Open on a regular basis, watching players like John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Martina Navratilova and Andre Agassi compete. After high school ...

Whereas having the same coach could spark fireworks in other sports - imagine tennis players Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe jostling for 'me time' under the same mentor - Fernandez feels there is more pros than cons with the set-up he shares with his great ...

Thanks to players such as Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe, then Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi, and, lately, Andy Roddick, there always has been at least one man from the United States in tennis' top 10 since the computer rankings began in 1973.

The ATP seniors tour is becoming fairly popular. How come Jimmy wont play on it? Mac is only 7 yrs younger and still competitive. Everyone loves Jimmy and he could generate some real interest playing 2 or 3 events a year.

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i guess he's still a bad boy, hehe.-
but i think he's a bit old for those things, don't you??
ps: see eric, i'm taking my job as tennis gossip girl seriously, all kinds of info, haha.-
xoxo and also, poor becker was dumped by his fincee throw a text message, she sent 5 just to make sure... poor thing, you just can't do that, have some dignity and at least do it by phone!!

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